I'm Joe.
An integrative therapist.

My wish here is to really connect with you. And find out your story.

I came to this work the long way round. After years spent listening to people in other settings, I trained formally as a therapist because it felt like the most honest thing I could offer. I qualified with a BSc (Hons) from the Sherwood Institute and have been in private practice ever since.

I describe myself as integrative, which means I don't bolt you into a single approach. Sessions draw on person-centred, psychodynamic, and existential ideas — whichever serves you best on a given day. What stays constant is the relationship: warm, honest, unhurried.

Some clients come because something specific is in the way — anxiety, a relationship that's hurting, a loss they can't quite put down. Others come because life looks fine on paper and somehow doesn't feel that way. Both are welcome reasons.

What a session feels like

Probably more like a conversation than you'd expect. There's tea. There's silence when silence is what's needed. There are questions, but no scripts.

I won't pretend to have a neat formula. What I will do is pay close attention, take you seriously, and bring the whole of myself into the room. Therapy works when it's real. That's what I'm here for.

Credentials

• · BSc (Hons) in Counselling & Psychotherapy
• · Trained at The Sherwood Institute, Nottingham
• · Registered Member of the BACP (MBACP)
• · Verified Professional — Counselling Directory
• · Ongoing CPD & clinical supervision